Flood destroys the Bob White Covered Bridge near Woolwine
2015
Woolwine
Floodwaters washed away the 1921 Bob White Covered Bridge near Woolwine on Sept. 29, 2015.
Heavy rain and rising water in Woolwine washed away the 80-foot oak covered bridge on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Walter Weaver directed its construction in 1920-21, and it had been listed on the National Register on May 22, 1973. It had been closed to vehicles since a modern bridge opened nearby in 1981, and its National Register listing was removed in 2017 after the loss. Community fundraising for rebuilding followed, and the Board of Supervisors voted on Feb. 29, 2016 to support rebuilding as long as no county tax money was used.